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Month: August 2012

Ethiopian Muslim & Christian solidarity in Washington: VOA

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Demonstrators demand issues raised by Ethiopian Muslims be addressed

Ethiopians and people of Ethiopian origin living in the Greater Washington, D.C., area and throughout the United States staged a huge rally on Thursday, August 2, 2012, in front of the US Department of State, according to reports by the Voice of America.

Sheikh Imam Sheik Khaled Omar of Washington’s First Hejira Foundation called on the US government to put pressure on Ethiopian authorities to address the three key issues raised by Ethiopian Muslims, VOA reported.

On the Christian side, Father Philippos of the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in exile affirmed that the issues raised by Muslims are just and that the beatings and imprisonment to which they have been subjected to must be condemned, the report concluded.

Please click on link below to listen to the full VOA report in Amharic.

http://www.voanews.com/amharic/news/dc-muslims-christians-demo-164804826.html

 

Meles Zenawi personal assistant placed under house arrest

Posted on , Updated on by Elias Kifle

Personal Assistant to the disappeared Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi has been placed under house arrest a few days ago, Ethiopian Review sources in Addis Ababa reported.

Ato Gebretensai Gebremichael was one of the most trusted assistants of the dictator. It is not clear why he was placed under house arrest, but there is an unconfirmed report that he was preparing to leave the country.

There is also an unconfirmed report that another loyal puppet of Meles Zenawi, Muktar Kedir, who is a member of the OPDO, has been under house arrest for over week.

What does Louis Michel know what the people of Ethiopia don’t know?

Co-Chair of Africa Caribbean Pacific – European Union Joint Parliamentary Assembly and former European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid Louis Michel, who had close ties with Meles Zenawi, held a low-profile meeting with U.K. and U.S. officials on transfer of power in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Review sources reported… This is a developing story. Stay tuned for more update.

Day 44: Where is dictator Meles Zenawi?

Posted on , Updated on by Elias Kifle

Today is the 44th day since Ethiopia’s chigaram dictator Meles Zenawi disappeared. It is also the 14th day since his wife Azeb Mesfin, the mother of corruption, has disappeared.

A major official announcement was planned for this past week, but the week has ended without an agreement among the ruling TPLF junta.

The deafening silence of the international media on the dictator’s 44 day (an counting) of disappearance shows how insignificant the khat-addicted beggar dictator is to the international community.